Semi-submersible heavy-lift ships like the BOKA Vanguard transport massive vessels, oil rigs, and cruise ships across oceans.

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The answer has its roots in Portuguese, Dutch, and English sailors who needed a way to tell how fast they were going in an ...

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One of the coolest pieces of irony about our planet is that the ocean covers most of the surface of the Earth, and yet, the ...

A feel-good story about a small town rallying around an affable, stranded boater has taken an unexpected turn.

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U.S. forces are sinking drug boats off Venezuela and Colombia. A defense expert warns Trump’s new strikes won’t even stop the ...